Join our Virtual panel discussion on AI's vast landscape, covering its core concepts, Traditional AI examples like virtual assistants and chess programs, Generative AI applications in image, text, music, and video generation, plus Large Language Models, Deep Learning vs. Machine Learning, and how AI functions.
Discover AI's value in legal research, and how (non-generative) AI can help with legal applications such as translation and handwriting recognition, document review, translation, and investigations, with insights from our panelists. Peek into the short-term future of AI in law firms.
We'll also tackle ethical concerns like bias and ABA Rules, data privacy, hallucinations, accuracy, trustworthiness, and intellectual property. Dive into AI's potential and the need for responsible integration in the legal field.
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MODERATOR
Alicia Hawley
Discovery Counsel
Alicia is an Innovation Award-winning Discovery Attorney. A former white-collar criminal defense attorney, she brings a unique perspective and skillset to eDiscovery practice including critical narrative development, getting ahead of the “story,” and marrying a matter’s facts to its legal strategy. She is an industry expert on leveraging technology and AI and argued and won a progressive decision in the Northern District of Illinois in Livingston v. the City of Chicago regarding the use of Technology Assisted Review in litigation practice. In addition to her many speaking engagements, Alicia is currently the chair of the Sedona Conference Working Group 6 Brainstorming Committee on Lifting Legal Holds, the Co-Chair of the Sedona Conference Working Group 1 Brainstorming Committee on Initial Disclosures, the Director of the Women in eDiscovery Chicago Chapter, and an Adjunct Professor of eDiscovery at Loyola University School of Law.
PANELISTS
Sarah Thompson
Chief Product Officer, BlueStar Case Solutions
Nominated for the 2020 Relativity Innovation award for legal technology innovation, Sarah is passionate about legal technology having developed, brought to market, positioned, and managed some of the legal industry’s leading technology offerings in her roles at Zapproved (Legal Hold Pro, Data Collect Pro), Cumulus Data (eCloudCollect), LexisNexis (Concordance, Hosted Litigation Solutions), Dataflight (Concordance), and iCONECT Development. Sarah brings a wealth of legal and cloud technology expertise to BlueStar in the areas of product management, e-discovery, data privacy, and Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance and leads their Microsoft 365 eDiscovery and software development efforts including Chatter 365 and Siemly. Sarah holds a BS in computer science from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-thompson-ceds-b861944/
Bobby Malhotra
Partner, Winston & Strawn
Bobby’s practice focuses on navigating complex eDiscovery, digital forensics, cross-border, and data privacy issues in high-stakes litigation and investigations using his unique combination of both hands-on technical skill and two decades of business and litigation experience. A true “techno” lawyer, he uses his technical knowledge and legal expertise to serve clients across numerous sectors and industries. Bobby serves as a trusted eDiscovery advisor to Fortune 500 clients, and in this role, he provides counseling and guidance in connection with legally defensible and standardized company-wide discovery practices.
Jonathan Johnson-Swagle
Manager, CLO Operations
Jonathan began his career as a young farmer before transitioning into the diverse fields of biomedical ethics, legal operations, and, most recently, cutting-edge technology. His expertise is deeply rooted in optimizing processes, evident in his leadership within legal and tech teams, his adoption of the latest technological solutions, and his commitment to staying abreast of industry trends. Passionate about fostering strong relationships and making a meaningful impact, Jonathan is particularly interested in exploring how technology and artificial intelligence can be harnessed to enact positive change in our world.